With China announcing a $3.4 billion loan rollover for Pakistan and an increased engagement between Washington DC and Islamabad, experts believe that Pakistan could emerge as a surprising centre of attention-garnering renewed interest not just from China, its long-standing ally, but also from an increasingly transactional Trump-led United States. To unpack these evolving dynamics, we…
Ukrainian and the US finalised the mineral deal on Wednesday, allowing the US preferential access to mineral resources and supporting investments in Ukraine’s reconstruction. The agreement was heavily promoted by US President Donald Trump. After months of tense negotiations, with uncertainty until the eleventh hour, the deal was signed in Washington. The two nations agreed…
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, said on Friday that Kyiv and Washington had signed a memorandum as an initial step towards clinching an agreement on developing mineral resources in Ukraine, a deal promoted by US President Donald Trump. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said: “We have a minerals deal, which I…